from datetime import datetime from django.db import models # M2M described on one of the models class Person(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=128) class Meta: ordering = ('name',) def __str__(self): return self.name class Group(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=128) members = models.ManyToManyField(Person, through='Membership') custom_members = models.ManyToManyField(Person, through='CustomMembership', related_name="custom") nodefaultsnonulls = models.ManyToManyField( Person, through='TestNoDefaultsOrNulls', related_name="testnodefaultsnonulls", ) class Meta: ordering = ('name',) def __str__(self): return self.name class Membership(models.Model): person = models.ForeignKey(Person, models.CASCADE) group = models.ForeignKey(Group, models.CASCADE) date_joined = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.now) invite_reason = models.CharField(max_length=64, null=True) class Meta: ordering = ('date_joined', 'invite_reason', 'group') def __str__(self): return "%s is a member of %s" % (self.person.name, self.group.name) class CustomMembership(models.Model): person = models.ForeignKey( Person, models.CASCADE, db_column="custom_person_column", related_name="custom_person_related_name", ) group = models.ForeignKey(Group, models.CASCADE) weird_fk = models.ForeignKey(Membership, models.SET_NULL, null=True) date_joined = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.now) class Meta: db_table = "test_table" ordering = ["date_joined"] def __str__(self): return "%s is a member of %s" % (self.person.name, self.group.name) class TestNoDefaultsOrNulls(models.Model): person = models.ForeignKey(Person, models.CASCADE) group = models.ForeignKey(Group, models.CASCADE) nodefaultnonull = models.IntegerField() class PersonSelfRefM2M(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=5) friends = models.ManyToManyField('self', through="Friendship", symmetrical=False) def __str__(self): return self.name class Friendship(models.Model): first = models.ForeignKey(PersonSelfRefM2M, models.CASCADE, related_name="rel_from_set") second = models.ForeignKey(PersonSelfRefM2M, models.CASCADE, related_name="rel_to_set") date_friended = models.DateTimeField() # Custom through link fields class Event(models.Model): title = models.CharField(max_length=50) invitees = models.ManyToManyField( Person, through='Invitation', through_fields=('event', 'invitee'), related_name='events_invited', ) def __str__(self): return self.title class Invitation(models.Model): event = models.ForeignKey(Event, models.CASCADE, related_name='invitations') # field order is deliberately inverted. the target field is "invitee". inviter = models.ForeignKey(Person, models.CASCADE, related_name='invitations_sent') invitee = models.ForeignKey(Person, models.CASCADE, related_name='invitations') class Employee(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=5) subordinates = models.ManyToManyField( 'self', through="Relationship", through_fields=('source', 'target'), symmetrical=False, ) class Meta: ordering = ('pk',) def __str__(self): return self.name class Relationship(models.Model): # field order is deliberately inverted. another = models.ForeignKey(Employee, models.SET_NULL, related_name="rel_another_set", null=True) target = models.ForeignKey(Employee, models.CASCADE, related_name="rel_target_set") source = models.ForeignKey(Employee, models.CASCADE, related_name="rel_source_set") class Ingredient(models.Model): iname = models.CharField(max_length=20, unique=True) class Meta: ordering = ('iname',) class Recipe(models.Model): rname = models.CharField(max_length=20, unique=True) ingredients = models.ManyToManyField( Ingredient, through='RecipeIngredient', related_name='recipes', ) class Meta: ordering = ('rname',) class RecipeIngredient(models.Model): ingredient = models.ForeignKey(Ingredient, models.CASCADE, to_field='iname') recipe = models.ForeignKey(Recipe, models.CASCADE, to_field='rname')